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When a person first hears the words, “you have cancer,” they are often experiencing pain, stress and other symptoms. Then they must face the side effects from treatment at the same time they juggle the many doctors, nurses and other professional who care for them.

Palliative care is specialized medical care that provides patients with serious illnesses relief from the pain and other symptoms from a disease such as cancer. Palliative care uses a team-based approach to coordinate care and give patients an extra level of support.

The S.C. Public Service Commission might not be aware of the old saying, “If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.”
In March, The Nerve revealed little-known testimony from Public Service Commission Chairman G. O’Neal Hamilton, who told a legislatively controlled panel during a screening hearing last year for re-election to his seat that the seven-member PSC typically meets in smaller groups of up to three commissioners to reach a “consensus” before final decisions are made.

“Common Core has nothing to do with curriculum, instruction or testing.” No matter how many times Common Core’s most prominent supporters make that claim, it’s still false. Like any set of strict academic standards, Common Core standards directly affect these areas, and thus remove the ability of teachers to use their talents to the fullest.

In the gospel, John 4 describes Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritans. Jesus chose to go through Samaria on his way to Galilee, even though many religious people avoided the area entirely.

After walking all day, he stopped by a well outside a town called Sychar, and sent his disciples into the city to buy food. When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus asked her for a drink. She was surprised, since Jews and Samaritans normally never shared common drinking vessels.

This is in response to Phil Nobel’s guest column, “Will June Primary in S.C. be honest?,” in the May 16 edition of The Lancaster News.

This issue, along with global warming and the war on women are the biggest scams spouted by Democrats. Think about this, 99.9 percent of United States citizens already have picture ID’s. Noble said Republicans push this issue to prevent poor black people, along with students from voting.

The current 1 percent Capital Projects Sales Tax which was enacted to finance the construction of the new Lancaster County Courthouse is expected to expire in 2015.

Lancaster County Council has established a Capital Projects Sales Tax Commission to consider what projects should be funded in the event that the voters consent to extend the capital projects sales tax for another seven years.

Several major proposals have been submitted for the commission’s consideration. Each of these proposals is worthy of consideration.

At this point in the second half of the 2013-14 legislative session, we are several weeks behind due to a later-than-normal start and days lost to snow. Those who agree with Mark Twain that “no man’s life or liberty is safe when the legislature is in session” will not feel shortchanged by this.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney says that a recently released e-mail explaining the talking points for the Benghazi attack has nothing to do with the Benghazi attack. Why not just release everything asked for if there is nothing to hide and drown the committee with information and facts, if these facts actually exist?

In a typical move by the Budget and Control Board (BCB) recently, the board voted 3-1-1 to bail out yet another state agency. This time, it was South Carolina State University.

The governor, after admitting that “this should be the decision of the legislature,” detailed the agreement her office drafted that would allow the BCB to loan the university $6 million to assist with its $13 million deficit. The loan is to be used specifically for debt service and payroll and has to be repaid by the end of fiscal year 2014-2015.